About the nonco tag
nonco is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 880 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 487. The samples above put the tag at the front of a fixed base prompt with seed 1234, so the differences between tags come from the tag alone.
How each model draws nonco
Follows pose and expression instructions closely. Good for clean standing portraits.
Picks up face shape, line and palette more strongly. Good when you want the style to lead.
WAI illustrious SDXL v17, a local model. Shows how the same tag reads outside NovelAI.
Writing nonco in a prompt
Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.
nonco, 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpiecenonco, hatsune miku, 1girlnonco, wakamesan, 1girlThe mix example uses wakamesan, the closest style on this site. The negative prompt and the full settings are on the terms page.
How these samples were made
Every image uses 832×1216, seed 1234, 23 steps and the k_euler_ancestral sampler. The base prompt and negative prompt stay the same for every tag, and only the tag under test changes. Images flagged by the NSFW check are regenerated with a new seed or hidden.
From the Danbooru wiki
His comic strips have a similar humor style and characterization to Ido's, though it is unclear whether one is influencing the other.
Also the writer and artist of his own original manga series Youkai Izakaya Nonbereke and Kanan-Sama Wa Akumade Choroi.
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize nonco?
Compare the samples on this page. Every tag on this site shares the same seed and base prompt, so any change you see comes from nonco.
How do I write nonco in a prompt?
Write "nonco" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Which artists draw in a similar style to nonco?
wakamesan, kotatsu-mazoku, lino-lin are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 gives a stronger nonco look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.


